Lamp bulb, incandescent

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OBJECT TYPE: TUNGSTEN/GAS/1500CP/20A/PEAR/SCREW
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1687.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS, METAL, CERAMIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 31.5 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Height: 12.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Lighting Technology
Category: Lamp bulbs
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: General Electric
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: LIGHTING/ SPECIAL/ OUTDOOR/ USED FOR STREET LIGHTING
Technical: THE HEAVY FILAMENT ENABLES THE EFFICIENCY OF THIS LAMP TO BE INCREASED ABOVE THAT OF MULTIPLE LAMPS OF EQUIVALENT WATTAGES/ THIS LAMP OPERATED ON CONSTANT CURRENT SERIES CIRCUIT/ A SLOW INCREASE IN WATTAGE & FILAMENT TEMPERATURE DURING LIFE MAINTAINED A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF INITIAL LIGHT OUTPUT
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED ON BULB 'EDISON MAZDA/ GE/ 1500C.P. 20AMP./ BASE DOWN'/ HANDPAINTED ON '1105'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CLEAR, COLOURLESS BULB/ GOLDTONE & BLACK BASE/ SILVERTONE INNER PTS
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric, Lamp bulb, incandescent, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1992.1687, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1687.001/

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